Royal Oak Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Royal Oak Nursery & Pre-School 294 Harrow Road, London W2 5AU

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy and quickly engage in activities, which have been thoughtfully set up to excite and engage children. Staff take time to develop secure relationships with the children and their family. During the settling-in process, leaders and staff gain an understanding of each child. They establish what interests them and what they like and dislike. This helps staff to plan for the individual needs of children. For example, babies learn to build their physical skills well. They develop their finger muscles by learning to fill containers with small balls they need to grasp. This helps to support babies hand-eye coordination. Babies new to walking are encouraged and supported by staff to take further steps to build their confidence.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff are ambitious for every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make progress. The curriculum is varied and wide so that children are provided with learning experiences that support awe and curiosity. Staff support children by being positive role models. Children learn routines from a young age, which they become familiar with. Children behave very well. Staff are skilful in supporting children to socialise with one another and learn to play in harmony. For example, children build a spaceship with boxes and take turns as they cut tape to build their transport. As children become excited with their creation, staff support their suggestion to paint the spaceship. This helps to build children's confidence as they are listened to and can experiment. Children have a positive attitude to their learning.

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need to do better?

n The new leadership team have put plans in place to ensure that all children have positive learning experiences. The curriculum is overseen to ensure that children make good progress and reach their full potential. Leaders value their staff and ensure that there is regular supervision in place to identify staff strengths, well- being and areas that need further support. n Leaders ensure that staff have the necessary training to ensure that their knowledge in child development is relevant and up to date. Leaders encourage staff to share training experiences so that teaching is consistent within all parts of the nursery. However, the monitoring of practice is not yet fully in place to pick up on minor weaknesses in teaching to take the curriculum to the next level. n Staff skilfully support children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to become confident communicators. Babies choose

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need to do better?

puppets from a box, which represent nursery rhymes. They listen and move to tunes that are becoming familiar to them. Staff throughout the day talk to children during play and introduce new vocabulary, such as 'astronaut' to extend

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need to do better?

3 March 2025 their learning. n Staff bring stories to life by using accents and sounds to engage children. Children listen with intent and laugh as they enjoy the storytelling. Some children recall familiar parts of the story as they enjoy calming parts of the day to relax and listen. n Staff support children to become independent. Children learn to put their coat on their named peg each day. When they go outside, they learn to put their coat on by themselves. At lunchtime, they serve themselves from large bowls of food and learn to use cutlery. This helps to prepare children for school. n Staff support children to build on their physical skills. Outside, children build their gross motor skills through climbing and balancing on boards and tyres. They are encouraged to take risks as they jump from the apparatus to the mat. This helps to build children's resilience and confidence. Babies use chunky chalks

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to make marks on the ground, creating lines and swirls as they make large movements with their arms. n Staff support children well in learning about the world around them. Staff introduce children to the natural life cycle as they explore the wormery in the garden. Children learn that leftover vegetable peel helps to feed animals and create compost. Staff support children to talk about how they care for things around them through two-way conversations with children. Learning is extended as staff take children on outings to the local area, which includes the allotment. This helps children to learn about how things grow. n Partnership with parents is strong. Parents speak highly of the nursery and the staff. They state that they receive regular communication and that their children are making good progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n strengthen the monitoring of practice to swiftly identify and address minor inconsistencies to improve the quality of the curriculum.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2790659 Local authority Westminster Inspection number 10391655 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 56 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person The London Early Years Foundation

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reference number

Telephone number 02078348679 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Royal Oak Nursery & Pre-School registered in 2024. They are based in the London Borough of Westminster. They are open all year. There are 19 members of staff, of whom 16 have childcare qualifications. It offers the government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents and took their views into account. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation of a focused activity with children. n The inspector spoke to staff and took their views into account. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

3 March 2025 We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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